Four Christians released without charge

August 27, 2012

Four Christians arrested in Laos in June have been freed without charge after six weeks in detention, according to Christian Solidarity Worldwide. The four – two of them Thai citizens – were held in Luang Namtha province after “explaining the Bible” to a Laos man in the home of a local Christian. Police found CDs and a picture book of Bible stories in their bags, according to the US Christian news agency Worthy News. Following police investigations they were freed after paying a small fine. “We are concerned that their arrest is part of a pattern of religious repression in many parts of the country,” CSW Executive Director Mervyn Thomas said in a statement on Friday.

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